Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Liyakat Medal, C.1900 Newly Listed marked twice with a Crown

marked twice with a Crown and numbered "3" over "25" on the spine beside the ricasso markings

with several nationalist propaganda articles

small nicks to edges

was awarded the only Victoria Cross (posthumously) for the Iraq campaign

and two Collar Tabs (one is copper and one is brass

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Liyakat Medal, C.1900 Newly Listed marked twice with a Crown(Liyakat Madalyasi). Instituted in 1890. Type III. In silver, measuring 25. 3 in diameter, edge nicks, contact marks, replacement ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Liakat Medal, translated as "Medal of Merit," was a decoration of the Ottoman Empire established in 1890 and awarded for meritorious military or civilian service, in two grades: Gold and Silver. The medal was a common military decoration of the late Ottoman Empire, through the end of the